Hi, I have bought corner valves to use on a new towel radiator. As you can see in the attached pic, one part of the valve has a small circular hole in it, and the other part has a large semicircular hole. Which end - 1 or 2 - should I connect to the water pipe and which end should I connect to...
Hi, we had underfloor heating installed about 15 years ago. Some of the actuator valves are now leaking and we need to replace them. I'm trying to source some that fit. The plastic caps which came with the originals had the 'Watts' brand on. I've tried ordering a couple of the most common valves...
Hi, I have recently had a water board inspection
This is what the report said about the filling loop on our press unit for a biomass boiler….
There is quickfill pipework directly between the mains water supply and heating supply. This type of temporary connection is permitted under the water...
Hi guys and gals,
I'm looking to try to change from a Y-plan to an S-plan-plus this year to have a heated bathroom. While the house isn't that large, a mixture of south-facing brick and north-facing (and Jerry-built) timber frame construction means no single thermostat will cut the muster...
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I have always had a poor water delivery to my bathroom and en-suit basins. The cold is just about acceptable but the hot is pathetic coming from the tank on the same floor.
Both rooms have isolator valves fitted in the correct direction and then to flexi tails that just reduce the flow...
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I thought I'd come to the experts and see if anyone is installing and/or recommending the use of any Smart TRV valves? Particularly in large(ish) solid wall houses.
I live in a 1920's arts and crafts house - it's about 2000sqft, not massive, but it's approx 25% larger on the...
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I have a Greenstar 24i Junior combi boiler and a central heating system with a radiator in the bathroom, living room, dining room/kitchen and each of the three bedrooms.
All the radiators have TRVs except the ones in the living room, dining room/kitchen and bathroom. The dining room has...
I have some Draton TRV4 thermo valves and one of them is failing. I wont buy another so can anyone recommend a quality radiator thermostat from anothe manufacturer?
thanks
Collinsp82
Is there such a thing as a 45mm waste water pipe diverter please? Looking to split a 45mm waste PVC external pipe to pass water to a container for watering the garden.
Hi everyone,
Finally I have figured out what the two stop cocks in the kitchen do as they both had to be replaced due to leaks.
The one under the sink stops the cold water from coming into the kitchen tap and the one which is in the wall panel is connected to the incoming mains water and needs...
background: I have 15 radiators 20+ years old with no thermostatic valves and Bosch instructions depend on replacing the actuator part only of old thermostatic valves. Surely there is an option for new complete valve replacing?
Tom
Hello,
New here.
I have some older type single radiators in my home, that I want to keep.
The are supplied by 15mm copper pipe, into the valve, that has a 3/4 union type fitting.
I want to replace these fittings with TRV's and am having difficulties finding a direct replacement.
My floors are...
The usual problem of quarter turn inlet valves not shutting off, so I eventually found replacement diaphragms 32mm... and although they fit properly, the water still does not shut off. If I lift the float up I'd have thought the water should shut off but it makes no difference. So I tried the...
Anyone finding these 'failing' early? I'm in Ireland and have never seen these valves opening under normal conditions. Recently, in the last year, I have had three brand new PRVs opening under normal conditions. One of them was on the mains supply which actually has a pressure reducing valve on...
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Seems like both my upstairs and downstairs HPA2 zone valves are on the blink. Every other day one of them doesn't switch off at the thermostat cut off temp and I come home to the Bahamas 😅.
Firstly, is it worth trying to repair them or is the fix only likely to last a short time before...
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I'm looking some advice on the best heating setup for an existing system that would reduce wastage and save money.
Current setup
I have an oil fired system with two Nest thermostat zones (one upstairs, one downstairs which also heats water). The thermostats are in separate rooms (Hall and...
HI I would like to repressurise our Vaillant EcoFit Pure 625. Normally a job even an ignoramus like me can do. However we have no filler pipe and no valves. Could these be inside the case?
I have a combi boiler that supplies 5 radiators, I don't want to empty the system, I just want to remove the radiator and valves in my bathroom. I can remove my radiator by isolating both valves but I need to take off both valves to get the new plastic boards behind.I would just like to know the...
Hi all,
For my boiler worcester bosch greenstar 30Kw Ri Compact, I noticed that, within programmer set time, for heating, if the house temperature has reached set temperature say19°C, the zone valve for heating will close, the boiler's a burner light (green) will be off, and blue light is off...
I'm hoping to do a magnacleanse clean shortly but the speedfit connectors on the magnaclean micro valves on the system seen stuck on and will not budge.
I would prefer not to drain system and remove compression fittings on the filter but realise I might end up having to.
Im in the know on how...